Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-18

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A CRITICAL AskLxuls on rnn Anauruw,
n THM uMryEnaETx MATxmR.
iOommanieAted b. O. o. HalisE, Col
q. y. A., retired.
~Oss that nine enemy might write q
book"
Rev. A. ,. Hsnson's apology for che
esRhtesn cleTRymen declining 70 aoesps
shs boNms oneEad ~ NE Pert fomnsend
Board o. Trade hgsinsl nine cisraymen.
Who had declared the Meahodiaf Csa-
fefsnce vas morally boand 70 locate the
UBiveFaity IN Port T0wnsend, 10 Z mosl
anfoFtunate dsfsnos; Il ps0vss ths
eighteen reverend gsntiemen b Be con.
temptibis 6Avtoeks, dsmandina their
pound Of nsah, because fs - Ia the bono
sad they viii have 70. IL Il nothing 70
tbem that Mr.. d. T. Denny and Mr..
Aious0 BsVia. smpiy able 30 make COED
the whole and therefore fully abla 10
make coed any deAeiensies. have eoaP
antesd the Conferences The tull amouni
d the 81. 900 b0nss. bsoasse, forsoOth,
the eigbtesn oisERym.n stood under
tie shadog Of $4,000 oGsF from an
other location"
Mr.. Hanson, aa Chairman q The
Special COMMITTEES on UnivsFsity-to
report against Port Townsend. 10 his
nth argument, says; I'VE ind The
proposed University site doea not con
sist Of eighty acres Of land on TIE shore
OF Port Townsend Bay - required, bot
Of . strip q ground known ss the
BRIGGS Donation, net exceeding 80 rods
IN width OF tue shore. and y miles n
land, AID Of Q 20 sore tract (paTt Of TIE
AI1t~w.
- anf point" Here, les. Ne cOunt 40:
go fods long. - rods vide. makes II.
sores Of the Blinn eslafe adjoining
feport nEss gives us she resolution which
the Conference had unauimouasy
adopted &c the previous cOnventioa,
ghen 10 had no ''olfsr from another 10
aatiou." Il reads, "Resolpsd, that the
Briaes' location, 70 consist Of rot less
than eighty acres Of land on the
-hoFe Of Port T0wDsss d BAv. etc." does
this means susrp acre Of lad 70 b on the
shore Of Port T0t0AssAd Barr Mr.. Han
son WIll hardly ssuitify himself 20 sag
10 does mean this, and nothing short OF
thsa. IL means no saoh shina aud does not
deAne boz much front-only e0acFes. Mr..
Hsnson's hsth argument admits 80 acres
OF the Briggs donation With front on |
Port Townsend Bay. a. his bond 70.
Quired, as vide ~ from Commeruial |
street 10 Columbia street in Seattle, SIS |
feet, nay tsoFe, ans here the eleven foo |
Il unveiled; be continues: "1hs said
0roHads not being th0ae had IN oontem
Olatl0n when the proposition was az
espted. and n0t regarded BY thia body
as meeting the requirements Of TIE pro-
posed institution" This language can
onIy refer 70 the 20 acres, and yet the
bo0d calls for $4,000 10 land, without
defining where 70 shall be loo ted, and
the Bard OF Trade gives them 100
acres ia one body, instead Of the "
acres named. Sail MI. Hanson IL not
satisfied, and manifeatly endeavOrs 20
the Confefnnoe BY making u
Appear a. the BeiRas donation.
Again, In she fourth Argument, be
says: 1--WE Gnd At least el200 vas made
subsoFibedl by persons WOO IN no sense
are 'oltiSens VI Port Townsend and
and who have no property in
terest there whatever" Think OF u!
Get up a FafEis, Or q lottery, and onsF
the pfOceecs 70 these eighteen eleI.
Rvmen and ESQ how many II hem will
relaMe the oHeFine. Bat bere they ut
teFly refuse the ei2O0 because u is not
In the bond.
As eoFollary, u follows, No psrs0aa
but citizens Of Pert Tosasssd AVID PieiNitv
can take any interest 10 pAtrOni1-
ing this Conference University,
and hence they IRnoFe the guarantees
Of MeasFs. Denny And DAvis, ~ the
atxth argument plainly declares, when
be saya: Finally We % not regard thu
proasred RuarAnty Of CERTAIN citfrsas Of
Port ToacAssnd (no aiiasion TO Msasrs.
Denny and DAvls' RuarAnty--a sabter-
fags--nou resident 10 make 10 poe
stble deficiencies IN zoe foregoing cab
scEtptions ~ insiIfyin2 our dRai acoepg- |
anco " the b0sus, inaamuoh a. 10 was I
not oomprehe GUIDED In the terms Of the (
agreement. u not properly q part OF tue
professed boaas, ana d0ss not on toe I
face Of 10 propose 70 bring up the
amount 20 $4,000 With the
known facts. 10 would have been more
sredaable for the Special Committee
~ have honestly bluFted eat; "Y0s sss.
Y "a aol N tAs bOad. and nov Ne eau &c,
e76, 0OO. % ws UHl net alioU the Board
u Trade or any OtbeF party 20 oomplete
70 eur satisfaction Ihe bonus for the
Metbodiat OniFofaitys
10 Ma Hansoo'a speech, be said;
Tue Only Qatstion for the Conference
10 deeids on % ~ 20 whether me Port
townsend hoaHt was made In good
faith. Dad the $50 600 boaHs contAin
good. Substantial lamar fheFeupon
De lodges the main facts be veil kneS,
bot Dies not tell ~. that the Conferences
Appgalasment Committee, hxso the
Valass Of the land. which has siuos 40
preciated. Ihs Conferences Agent, tue
Presiding Bishop and the Conference
Trustees. Sit0 NE legal opioton 81 tne
sx-Uhisf Jasiiee. =. r. Less, have al
soainsainsd the poini which the Special
Committee Ignore. thai toe " DAYS
we're allotted 90 lbe ApprAisement Con
mittes OF he Conference 80 complete
The preliminary arrangements for the
scosesanee Of the proposes ste Of this
Ifaivsfntts." ana aai q tiae hstf %
a. eaafraet. 10 lav, she Coo
terence u bound BY the sets Of tts
aesuss; and IL morally bsund, ard ~
honor bonbd, % sustain tue oitetkl acts
aud deoisions sf Us Bsshop aud aeeats.
These are facts sbtoh Mr.. danson
lodged. He advocates q neg daema, |
towtt; That an honesa man. Who SUB /
softbes 10 ths peFtormenee 81 an oeiieA |
ton. eannot baFros money. OF ash fer
assistance, where be can obtain u 10 |
cav hss dsbt, because be agreed % pat
Ga thua, "lhs ciiia Ne Of PORT IeSn-
md and vsciaity" caanot borrow Don
~. or asa a-sistancs outside. tor thai %
not daiy written 10 The boad; ard VET
tps bond does not call for the land that
i subscribed % h al gatsy 1Fo-i
81 % szssad ever one and oas-hAlt miles
oalsaas Ine limits o. Poft fosossno,
bat ue and him stih net aaltseed. b.
cause IL IL not water fFo1t.
IT'S time for the heavens 20 fall
FaxANCIEnASG EXERAOaDsSA8H'
tFt.t,~v wfu do friastics 70 n a.